Profile

My areas of research stem from various experiences as a lifelong student of learning, as a former elementary and secondary school teacher and as artistic director of various choirs. My research areas include gender issues in music education, particularly as they pertain to representations of masculinities in relation to singing; teacher development and identity; school music education and policy development; and arts education, using qualitative research methods. I am the founding and co-artistic director of the Amabile Boys & Men’s Choirs of London, Canada and work extensively with male choirs in national and international settings. My research involves conventional print-based work as well as adjudicated and peer-reviewed musical performances.

I have taught elementary and secondary music education in the preservice program as well as several different courses in the graduate programs, including Introduction to Curriculum, Contemporary Trends in Curriculum, Critical Issues in Arts Education, and the Doctoral Research Seminar.

Beynon, C. A. (2000). Who is teaching the next generation of music teachers? Implications for music education in the new millennium. In B. Hanley (Ed.) Looking Forward: Challenges to Canadian Music Education. Toronto: Friesens Publishing.

Refereed Journals

Beynon, C.A., & Heywood, A-L. (2010). Making their Voices Heard: A Social Constructivist Study of Youth and Men Who Choose to Sing. Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts. ISSN 1835 ' 2776; 1(6): Theme: 'Singing: Interdisciplinary perspectives on a natural human expressive outlet'.

Beynon, C. A. (1993). Practicum partnership: How far is it really from the faculty to the schools? In L. Beauchamp & A. Borys (Eds.), Crossroads and Horizons in Teacher Education. Edmonton: University of Alberta.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Beynon, C.A. (2004). Drawing on Diversity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

Beynon, C.A. (2003). Diversity in music education: An analysis of current policy documents in Ontario. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax.

Beynon, C.A. (2002). Investigating the rapid growth of community choral programs in Canada. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian University Music Society, University of Toronto.

Beynon, C.A. (2002). Choral music education in Canada: Towards a postmodern perspective. International Society for Music Education Conference, Bergen, Norway.

Beynon, C.A. (2001). The significance of intellectualism in music education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian University Music Society, Laval University, Quebec City.

Beynon, C. A. (2001). Change over time? Longitudinal change paths of educational reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.

Beynon, C.A. (1999). Developing national standards in the arts in Canada. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Beynon, C. A. (March, 1998). Crossing over from student to teacher: Negotiating an identity. Centre for the Study of Teacher Education, The University of British Columbia. (Also presented at The University of Western Ontario, December, 1997 and at the Institute for Studies in Education, May, 1997.)

Beynon, C. A. (1997), Music education for a new millennium. Paper presented at national meeting the Canadian Music Educator's Association, Halifax, NS.

Beynon, C.A. (1997). From critical thinking to critical practice in the classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Memorial University, Newfoundland.

Beynon, C. A. (1997). The invisible teacher educator: Examining the role of the associate teacher in teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.